Tag: flowers

The name should really be “2016 resolutions” but 2016 is already in full swing! So how are my resolutions going and maybe we should back up with what were they in the first place?

I don’t ever make huge resolutions…. I don’t like to set goals I can’t keep 😉 haha.

ONE.

Be more “green”. I am SO Colorado 😉

Since Berkley is a real person. She eats real food and makes real people messes. I noticed myself using SO MANY PAPER TOWELS. And I hated it! What’s a hippie to do?

We are officially moving to using cloths for about 99% percent of everything. I ordered a 24 pack of cheap white cloths off of Amazon. We use them for EVERYTHING. Spills, sticky hands/faces, wiping down the kitchen every day, etc. I have a small laundry basket in the closet next to our kitchen where I toss them after I use them. It makes me geekishly happy. Adam is fully on board after being somewhat skeptical for 2 seconds. I am also making my own cleaning solutions. If you are still using traditional cleaning supplies you should first read up on the harms of using chemicals in your house. I have made my own floor cleaner for a few years now. My recipe is as follows:

1 part boiled (and cooled) water,1 part vinegar, a few drops of dish soap, a dash of alcohol (to prevent the growth of anything gross) and lemon essential oil.

I put this in my Swiffer wet-jet container. I LOVE it. I love it the most because I love the smell of vinegar (doesn’t everyone ;)) and I love the fact that I don’t have to worry as our pets and Berkley barrel through it and it soaks into their tiny pores. I went ahead and ordered a bunch of spray bottles off of Amazon and some additional things off of VitaCost so I can make everything from homemade-natural bleach to every-day cleaners!

TWO.

More “me” time. I want to get back to getting out and about with friends more, actually commit to a Bible study and take a flower arranging class in 2016. I did the bouquets for my sister’s wedding last July. It was SO much fun and SO much work (I was Maid of Honor, breastfeeding, being the quasi-wedding planner….. oh! And she had NINE bridesmaids- which made for a total of 10 bouquets!!). But I loved it so much I think I want to make it a thing. I am doing another wedding in September that I am so excited about. So I think I am going to take some actual formal training. Here are some pictures from Kayley’s wedding. Let’s also take a moment to swoon……

(These bouquets are hydrangea, roses, dahlias, ranunculus, and carnation- which is possibly my new favorite flower. The carnation may deserve it’s own post at some point.)

THREE.

Baby. Yep. I said it out loud. We are in full-swing inject-myself-everyday-mode. It’s so true that you completely forget about the crappy stuff once you have a baby. IVF sucks so bad. We are transferring just 1. I am super nervous but we are both really excited about the possibility of another. I am a little more relaxed this round since I know it is possible for us to have a healthy baby. So many of my fears last round revolved around the possibility that we may not be able to actually make a healthy baby. I still want to work with a high risk doctor. I probably will still be too nervous to talk a lot about it. But TBD. We have a good embie, my parts all look healthy and ready so I am taking the stance of mind of matter. I have never met (or heard) of anyone with 3 successful transfers in a row but my nurse assures me that it happens! I can’t believe we are on the brink of my third potential pregnancy. When I think of things like that it does make me really, really sad. I so wish that both Cade and Berkley BOTH were here.